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The CPD Leaders and committees are supported by paid staff, who are SPA members. These include CPD Coordinators in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia:

• Shirani Gomes, New South Wales CPD Coordinator • Tricia Chardon, Queensland CPD Coordinator • Catherine Quin, South Australian CPD Coordinator • Erin Masson, Western Australian CPD Coordinator

Branch CPD committees are supported in the running of their events by staff based at National Office – Sharon Crane, Senior Advisor, Professional Education & Certification (also a SPA member), and Anita Rodricks, Professional Education Administration.

CPD program … To view events open for online registration, watch out for the monthly Events and Branch e-News , and/or check out the SPA website under Upcoming Events , and/or go to the webpage > SPA News and Events > CPD Events > CPD Branch Events and CPDLive . Earlybird rates available for registrations up to one month before the event date, after which an additional fee of $66 applies post- Earlybird close . Registrations are now open for the CPD Events listed below. CPD Events Register before the Earlybird rate for 2015 SPA CPD Events and save $66… Book before the Earlybird closing date to save money, to assist CPD committees in planning, and to avoid the disappointment of finding the workshop has sold out. new south wales Friday 21 August 2015 Sydney Receptive Language Impairment in Young Children by Mellanie Sherwood Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 September 2015 Sydney Autism Update for Speech Pathologists: research and practice across the spectrum by Professor Jacqueline Roberts Tuesday 20 October 2015 Sydney Assessing and Treating Reading and Spelling Difficulties in Children by Associate Professor Genevieve McArthur and Dr Saskia Kohnen Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December 2015 Sydney Kids, communication and context: Providing holistic and evidence-based care to children with speech and language difficulties by Associate Professor Jane McCormack northern territory Monday 17 August 2015 Darwin Receptive Language Impairment in Young Children by Mellanie Sherwood

queensland Friday 10 July 2015 Townsville Early Language Treatments: an Evidence Update by Kate Short Friday 31 July 2015 Brisbane Narrative Assessment and Intervention: A Research to Practice Update by Dr Marleen Westerveld Wednesday 19 August 2015 Brisbane Receptive Language Impairment in Young Children

by Mellanie Sherwood Friday 28 August 2015

Rockhampton Narrative Assessment and Intervention: A Research to Practice Update by Dr Marleen Westerveld

Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September 2015 Brisbane, 2015 National Tour Kids, communication and context: Providing holistic and evidence-based care to children with speech and language difficulties by Associate Professor Jane McCormack

Friday 18 September 2015 Brisbane Dysarthria – Let's make it clear by Emma McLaughlin south australia Friday 31 July 2015

Adelaide An update on research on word retrieval impairments and their treatment by Professor Lindsey Nickels Friday 18 September 2015 Adelaide Advanced Language Skills in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention by Dr Marleen Westerveld Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October 2015 Adelaide, 2015 National Tour Kids, communication and context: Providing holistic and evidence-based care to children with speech and language difficulties by Associate Professor Jane McCormack

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